by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 265 people earned their degree in outdoor education, making the major the 313th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, outdoor education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,786 and had an average of $18,614 in loans still to pay off.
Across Colorado, there were 16 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,048 and $14,000 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 outdoor education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in outdoor education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular outdoor education programs in the United States.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
The outdoor ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree outdoor ed students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Durango, Colorado, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s outdoor ed students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Christian University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Outdoor Ed Major in Colorado for a Bachelor’s list. Colorado Christian University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Lakewood, Colorado. It awarded 6 bachelors’s outdoor ed degrees in 2020-2021.
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